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61 articles - From Saturday Mar 26 2022 to Friday Apr 01 2022

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Guidelines

Guidelines, position statements, white papers, technical reviews, consensus statements, etc…


Meta-analysis

meta-analyses and systematic reviews

Ann Intern Med

Effectiveness of Motivational Interviewing in Managing Overweight and Obesity : A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

There is no evidence that MI increases effectiveness of BWMPs in controlling weight. Given the intensive training required for its delivery, MI may not be a worthwhile addition to BWMPs. Primary funding source National Institute for Health Research Biomedical Research Centre. (PROSPERO CRD42020177259).

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Original articles

RCT, clinical trials, retrospective studies, etc…

Ann Intern Med

Preconception Antidiabetic Drugs in Men and Birth Defects in Offspring : A Nationwide Cohort Study.

Preconception paternal metformin treatment is associated with major birth defects, particularly genital birth defects in boys. Further research should replicate these findings and clarify the causation. Primary funding source National Institutes of Health.

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Risks for Anaphylaxis With Intravenous Iron Formulations : A Retrospective Cohort Study.

The rates of anaphylaxis were very low with al IV iron products but were 3- to 8-fold greater for iron dextran and ferumoxytol than for iron sucrose. Primary funding source None.

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Lancet

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness against malaria of three types of dual-active-ingredient long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) compared with pyrethroid-only LLINs in Tanzania: a four-arm, cluster-randomised trial.

Before scale-up of chlorfenapyr LLINs, resistance management strategies are needed to preserve their effectiveness. Poor textile and active ingredient durability in the piperonyl butoxide and pyriproxyfen LLINs might have contributed to their relative lack of effectiveness compared with standard LLINs. Funding Joint Global Health Trials scheme (UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office; UK Medical Research Council; Wellcome; UK Department of Health and Social Care), US Agency for International Development, President's Malaria Initiative.

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N Engl J Med

BNT162b2 Protection against the Omicron Variant in Children and Adolescents.

BNT162b2 vaccination reduced the risk of omicron-associated hospitalization by two thirds among children 5 to 11 years of age. Although two doses provided lower protection against omicron-associated hospitalization than against delta-associated hospitalization among adolescents 12 to 18 years of age, vaccination prevented critical illness caused by either variant. (Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.).

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Early Outpatient Treatment for Covid-19 with Convalescent Plasma.

In participants with Covid-19, most of whom were unvaccinated, the administration of convalescent plasma within 9 days after the onset of symptoms reduced the risk of disease progression leading to hospitalization. (Funded by the Department of Defense and others; CSSC-004 ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04373460.).

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Effect of Early Treatment with Ivermectin among Patients with Covid-19.

Treatment with ivermectin did not result in a lower incidence of medical admission to a hospital due to progression of Covid-19 or of prolonged emergency department observation among outpatients with an early diagnosis of Covid-19. (Funded by FastGrants and the Rainwater Charitable Foundation; TOGETHER ClinicalTrials.gov number, NCT04727424.).

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Higher-Dose Primaquine to Prevent Relapse of Plasmodium vivax Malaria.

S. Agency for International Development; ClinicalTrials. gov number, NCT03610399.).

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Single-Incision Mini-Slings for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women.

Single-incision mini-slings were noninferior to standard midurethral slings with respect to patient-reported success at 15 months, and the percentage of patients reporting success remained similar in the two groups at the 36-month follow-up. (Funded by the National Institute for Health Research.).

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Two Phase 3 Trials of Baricitinib for Alopecia Areata.

In two phase 3 trials involving patients with severe alopecia areata, oral baricitinib was superior to placebo with respect to hair regrowth at 36 weeks. Longer trials are required to assess the efficacy and safety of baricitinib for alopecia areata. (Funded by Eli Lilly under license from Incyte; BRAVE-AA1 and BRAVE-AA2 ClinicalTrials.gov numbers, NCT03570749 and NCT03899259.).

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Reviews&Editorials

Plenty of the editorials are available as full text through the publisher website using the provided link

Lancet

NCD Countdown 2030: efficient pathways and strategic investments to accelerate progress towards the Sustainable Development Goal target 3.4 in low-income and middle-income countries.

Although specific clinical intervention pathways would vary across countries and regions, policies to reduce behavioural risks, such as tobacco smoking, harmful use of alcohol, and excess sodium intake, would be relevant in nearly every country, accounting for nearly two-thirds of the health gains of any locally tailored NCD package. By 2030, ministries of health would need to contribute about 20% of their budgets to high-priority NCD interventions. Our report concludes with a discussion of financing and health system implementation considerations and reflections on the NCD agenda beyond the SDG target 3.4 and beyond the SDG period.

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Non-communicable diseases: what now?

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Offline: The future for Russian medicine.

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N Engl J Med

Added Benefit of Covid-19 Vaccination after Previous Infection.

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Audio Interview: Effectiveness of Covid-19 Vaccination in Children.

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Decompression Sickness and Arterial Gas Embolism.

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Primaquine and Plasmodium vivax Malaria Recurrence in Brazil.

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Surgery for Stress Urinary Incontinence in Women - Improvement but Not a Cure.

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Letters&Replies

Letters to the editors and authors’ replies

Ann Intern Med

Update Alert 7: Masks for Prevention of Respiratory Virus Infections, Including SARS-CoV-2, in Health Care and Community Settings.

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Lancet

A plea for reproductive health support amid crisis in Lebanon.

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An open letter to the Executive Board of WHO from the surgical and anaesthesia community.

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Booster vaccines for COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases?

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Booster vaccines for COVID-19 vaccine breakthrough cases? - Authors' reply.

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Health-care workers and facilities in Ukraine must be protected.

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Host-targeting oral antiviral drugs to prevent pandemics.

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Is open access a misnomer?

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Medicinal licensing of e-cigarettes.

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No point in travel bans if countries with poor surveillance are ignored.

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Poaching doctors from abroad is unethical.

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Ritonavir and COVID-19: pragmatic guidance is important.

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SARS-CoV-2 co-infection with influenza viruses, respiratory syncytial virus, or adenoviruses.

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Synthetic patient data in health care: a widening legal loophole.

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WHO's surveillance system for attacks on health care is failing Ethiopia.

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N Engl J Med

Cellular Origin of Sporadic CCMs.

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Cellular Origin of Sporadic CCMs.

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Cellular Origin of Sporadic CCMs. Reply.

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Latent Tuberculosis Infection.

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Latent Tuberculosis Infection. Reply.

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Others

all remaining publications eg case reports, images of the month, etc…

Ann Intern Med

Implementation of a SARS-CoV-2 Genotyping Panel for Prompt Omicron Variant Identification: A Pragmatic Tool for Clinical Laboratories.

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Increasing Motivation for Lifestyle Change Is Not Enough to Treat Obesity.

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Paternal Preconception Diabetes Drugs and Birth Defects in Offspring: A Call for More Conclusive Study.

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Summary for Patients: Preconception Antidiabetic Drugs in Men and Birth Defects in Offspring.

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Lancet

A call for an immediate ceasefire and peaceful end to the Russian aggression against Ukraine.

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A new generation of long-lasting insecticidal nets.

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Accelerate investment and action to find the missing patients with tuberculosis.

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Extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma of the duodenum presenting as duodenojejunal intussusception.

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Financing the future of WHO.

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Growing concern over Ukrainian refugee health.

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Historical perspectives on xenotransplantation.

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Martin Landray: harnessing the power of good clinical trials.

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Paul Farmer.

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Seeking accountablity for Ukraine health-care attacks.

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Strengthening public mental health during and after the acute phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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N Engl J Med

"The Sombre Aspect of the Entire Landscape" - Epidemiology and the Faroe Islands.

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Case 10-2022: A 78-Year-Old Man with Marked Ventricular Wall Thickening.

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Cholesterol Embolization Syndrome after Carotid-Artery Stenting.

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Health Care Reform under the Biden Administration - Broad Ambitions, Narrow Majorities.

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Intestinal Tuberculosis.

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Medicine Is Not Gender-Neutral - She Is Male.

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Restrictive State Abortion Bans - A Reproductive Injustice.

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Supporting Health Care Workers to Address Misinformation on Social Media.

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